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Language Spoken At Home in New York
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 18,238,362 | 100% |
English only | 12,808,501 | 70.2% |
Language other than English | 5,429,861 | 29.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,439,417 | 13.4% |
Spanish | 2,675,712 | 14.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,230,302 | 6.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,618,736 | 8.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 629,299 | 3.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 869,581 | 4.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 493,918 | 2.7% |
Other languages | 265,832 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 85,898 | 0.5% |
Ancestry in New York
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 19,398,125 | 100% |
American | 817,543 | 4.2% |
Arab | 153,047 | 0.8% |
Czech | 55,762 | 0.3% |
Danish | 34,442 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 261,054 | 1.3% |
English | 1,119,036 | 5.8% |
French (except Basque) | 477,462 | 2.5% |
French Canadian | 128,492 | 0.7% |
German | 2,162,820 | 11.1% |
Greek | 159,327 | 0.8% |
Hungarian | 152,174 | 0.8% |
Irish | 2,528,283 | 13.0% |
Italian | 2,684,789 | 13.8% |
Lithuanian | 45,862 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 84,013 | 0.4% |
Polish | 985,575 | 5.1% |
Portuguese | 53,544 | 0.3% |
Russian | 466,612 | 2.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 73,918 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 215,920 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 35,174 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 240,888 | 1.2% |
Swedish | 127,809 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 38,144 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 133,309 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 87,308 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 801,779 | 4.1% |
Households By Type in New York
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,230,896 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,646,324 | 64.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,092,208 | 28.9% |
Married-couple family | 3,224,971 | 44.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,380,770 | 19.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 351,847 | 4.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 146,474 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,069,506 | 14.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 564,964 | 7.8% |
Nonfamily households | 2,584,572 | 35.7% |
Householder living alone | 2,119,199 | 29.3% |
65 years and over | 765,138 | 10.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,319,186 | 32.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,893,249 | 26.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in New York
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 18,810,163 | 100% |
Householder | 7,230,896 | 38.4% |
Spouse | 3,222,649 | 17.1% |
Child | 5,813,858 | 30.9% |
Other relatives | 1,444,178 | 7.7% |
Nonrelatives | 1,098,582 | 5.8% |
Unmarried partner | 430,939 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in New York
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,587,524 | 100% |
Never married | 3,043,589 | 40.1% |
Now married, except separated | 3,645,361 | 48.0% |
Separated | 164,444 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 195,908 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 538,222 | 7.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 8,281,147 | 100% |
Never married | 2,849,694 | 34.4% |
Now married, except separated | 3,551,881 | 42.9% |
Separated | 267,998 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 798,359 | 9.6% |
Divorced | 813,215 | 9.8% |
Fertility in New York
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 248,974 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 82,771 | 33.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 17 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 84 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 30 | 0% |
Grandparents in New York
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 417,230 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 131,827 | 31.6% |
Less than 1 year | 26,640 | 6.4% |
1 or 2 years | 30,251 | 7.3% |
3 or 4 years | 22,161 | 5.3% |
5 or more years | 52,775 | 12.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 131,827 | 100% |
Who are female | 89,148 | 67.6% |
Who are married | 86,374 | 65.5% |
School Enrollment in New York
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,040,949 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 299,398 | 5.9% |
Kindergarten | 239,205 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,898,836 | 37.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,072,849 | 21.3% |
College or graduate school | 1,530,661 | 30.4% |
Educational Attainment in New York
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 13,101,982 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 903,418 | 6.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,078,432 | 8.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,578,443 | 27.3% |
Some college, no degree | 2,155,666 | 16.5% |
Associate's degree | 1,090,117 | 8.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,442,722 | 18.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,853,184 | 14.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 32.8% |
Veteran Status in New York
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 15,054,725 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 957,004 | 6.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in New York
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 19,138,275 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,084,684 | 10.9% |
Under 18 years | 4,308,427 | 100% |
With a disability | 158,381 | 3.7% |
18 to 64 years | 12,289,555 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,047,443 | 8.5% |
65 years and over | 2,540,293 | 100% |
With a disability | 878,860 | 34.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in New York
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 19,174,762 | 100% |
Same house | 17,008,305 | 88.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,017,526 | 10.5% |
Same county | 1,279,957 | 6.7% |
Different county | 737,569 | 3.8% |
Same state | 462,460 | 2.4% |
Different state | 275,109 | 1.4% |
Abroad | 148,931 | 0.8% |
Place Of Birth in New York
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 19,398,125 | 100% |
Native | 15,130,105 | 78.0% |
Born in United States | 14,656,385 | 75.6% |
State of residence | 12,373,252 | 63.8% |
Different state | 2,283,133 | 11.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 473,720 | 2.4% |
Foreign born | 4,268,020 | 22.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in New York
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,268,020 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,229,143 | 52.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,038,877 | 47.8% |
Year of Entry in New York
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,741,740 | 100% |
Native | 473,720 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 10,559 | 2.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 463,161 | 97.8% |
Foreign born | 4,268,020 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 118,358 | 2.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,149,662 | 97.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in New York
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,268,008 | 100% |
Europe | 765,288 | 17.9% |
Asia | 1,155,977 | 27.1% |
Africa | 163,533 | 3.8% |
Oceania | 11,534 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 2,114,909 | 49.6% |
Northern America | 56,767 | 1.3% |